Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-01-21
Deaths.

The death of Mrs. Isabella lmboden, at
Saltville. has been mentioned. She was a
native aud for many years a resident OF
this county, and was the relic5 OF GEO. W.
I'm boden, a. soldier of the war OF 1872.
She was the mother of Gen. John -. I'M
boden: Col. Geo. W. Imboden, commander
of the 18th Va Cavalry; jacob t. Imoo-
den. now u. s. Consul at Yuscaran,
Honduras: Mai. James n. Imboden; Capt.
Frank Imboden. and Mrs. Gibson, OF
Saltvjlie. at the home of the last named
of whom she died. Her husband who
d led about ten years ago i'll Nelson county,
formerly resided at what was known as
the ssold Carding Mill'' on Christians
creek, but before the civil war moved to
Braxton, w. Va. After the war COM
menced, Gen. Imboden made raid into
West Virginia, in reprisa1 for which the
Union people threatened to destroy the
Imboden house in Braxton. Gen. L.
ordered Capt. G.. Julian Pratt with COM
pany of cavalry TO go there and move the
family inside Of the Confederate lines
which was done, Mr.. and Mrs. lmboden
and their daughter now Mrs. Gibson
being brought to Virginia. Since that
time Mr.. Imboden and his wife lived on
farm near Alton in Nelson county.
where Mr.. Imboden died about ten years
ago and where be was buried. Since then
his widow has been living with her daugh-
ter at SaltviIle. Her remains were taken
back and laid by the side Of her husband.
She had been member of the Episcopal
church for the greater part of her long
life and was a Christian full of good
works. One of them was to take and raise
az orphan boy, John W. Carroll OF Staun-
ton, now the wealthy owner of the Lone
Jack Tobacco'' works in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Virginia Hamilton, widow OF the
late Capt. A. III. Hamilton, who with her
husband, was for some years an esteemed
resident of Staunton, died at New River
i'll Southwest Virginia. on the 10th inst.
She leaves two sons, Lenwood and Allie.
She was daughter Of the late Abram
Smith of Rockingham. After leaving
Stanton she long resided in pretty home
in Harrisonburg. She was a most esti
mabIe lady and always forward in The pub
lie works of charity organized here while
she was a resident.
Mrs Bette Hamilton, OF South River,
who was paralyzed few weeks ago while
sitting in the store of Mr.. T. M. Young
in Staunton, died at her husband g resi-
dence near Fishersvllle On Saturday last.
She was the wife of Mr.. FL. A. s. Hamii-
ton. so we'll known throughout the State
as prominent il the sheep growing inter-
est, and before her marriage was MISS
Bette Caldwell. She was daughter of
the late VIM. Caldwell, one of the most
esteemed citizens OF the county, whose
death, except it was more sudden, some
what resembled that of his daughter. He
was sitting in the store at the Brandeburg
corner in Staunton. and was paralyzed,
and died before he could be gotten out OF
the store. Of his three children only one,
MI. Jos. S. Caldwell. survives, the other
daughter, Mrs VIM. F. Gikeson. having
died a year ago. Mrs. Hamilton leaves
to the care of her devoted and deeply
bereaved husband, four small children.
Her remains were inferred from Thinking
Spring church of which she was member,
Rev. John A. Preston conducting the
services, and the following gentlemen
acting as pail bearers-Messrs. g. A. Gull
ley, F. III. Bell, James B. Kemper, g. w.
Bateman, Jacob Y ost, Geo. A. MaslIn,
William Patrick and Jno. w. Todd.
Mr.. Edward Massey Whitescarver, for
merly of the B. Il o. Express Co., and
who Tor the last year was Postal CLERK
in the mail service. died at Mt. Crawford
on The 10Th inst. He was to have been
married to Miss George A. Trout OF
Spring Hill, in this county, and she was
at his dying bedside.
Mrs. Hettie Rodes Mckenzie died on
the 18th inst, at her residence near the
University of Virginia, in her eighty-fourth
year. She was the widow of G. Z. Nc
Kennie, who published the Central Ga
Zette," the first paper ever published In
Charlottesville. She was one of nine chill
dren Of Capt. Mathew Rodes. Her sisters
were Mary, wife of John Wills, Lynch
burg; Lucy, wife of W. B. Coalter, Au-
gusta; Gilly. wife of Capt Robt. Guy,
Augusta; Ann, wife of David Fishburne,
Of Waynesboro, and mother Of G. D. Fish
burne, Charlottesville; Elizabeth, wife OF
n. Massie, Augusta; Milly, wife of A. L.
Nelson, Augusta; and her brothers were
Robert, of "Walnu5 Grove" and David,
a brigadier-general of militia, and long
clerk of the courts in Lynchburg under
the ante-belluna judicial system. All these
have long ago paid the debt of nature.
Mrs. Mckenzie leaves but one child, DR..
NJ Mckenzie.